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Aging pipes, leaking infrastructure and water losses approaching 45% have made it challenging for the water authority serving the 3.3 million people in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram to make water distribution fair and equitable.The huge...

Article - 09/26/2014

Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities

Category: Food and Water, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Instrumentation and control

The City Climate Leadership Awards honored 10 worldwide cities for stepping up to tackle climate change. Sponsored by Council Associate Partner Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the winners were selected from nearly 90 entries....

We hear a lot of buzz about microgrids – localized power systems with the ability to self-supply and operate independently of the main grid. We hear about them because many believe they are the best way to guarantee power – even during natural...

Scroll down for short takes from Council members…MasterCard trials voice and facial recognition payments: The company created a beta mobile app that MasterCard employees around the world tested in some 14,000 e-commerce transactions, according to a...

Our efforts to separate pure trash from recyclables, and different types of recyclables from each other, are cutting down on the amount of waste in landfills. But they’re also resulting in waste.Each bin requires a different truck, and trucks are...

Article - 09/24/2014

Active Region(s): Main, North America

Category: Built environment, Transportation, Waste management, Instrumentation and control

Citing infant and maternal mortality rates that are significantly higher in Myanmar than in neighboring countries, Council Lead Partner Ooredoo has launched a free app that gives pregnant women and new mothers instant access to health information....

Do the lights in your office flicker when the electric car drivers start arriving for work?That could be the case as more and more electric vehicles (EVs) show up in company parking garages and plug their vehicles into charging stations. Dozens of...

Machine learning technology is expected to spawn a new generation of smart cities solutions that take action based on analysis of data collected from sensors and other sources. And the launch of Azure Machine Learning (ML) from Council Lead Partner...

Do residents think their city is as smart as city officials do? A new survey finds the answer is probably not.In fact, few people have even heard of the term “smart cities.” That's according to Roberta Gamble of Frost & Sullivan, writing for...

Scroll down for short takes from Council members…Itron hits a 50 million milestone: Calling it an industry first, Council Lead Partner Itron has shipped its 50 millionth gas communication module in North America. CenterPoint Energy's natural gas...

Article - 09/19/2014

Active Region(s): Main, North America

Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control

Over the past few months, two new power plants have gone online in Thailand, providing power for 1.5 million homes. Even though they are practically located at opposite ends of the country, both were finished in just three years thanks to an...

By George Karayannis, LEED APWe continue our series on the new ISO 37120 Smart City standard with a look at the 11th of 17 themes defined in the standard – shelter indicators. As previously described, ISO 37120 includes 46 ‘Core’ (must report) and...

When it comes to ranking the world's top global cities, there has been little change. New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong top the Global Cities Index from A.T. Kearney – the same spots those cities held last time, and two times before that....

We celebrate the Swedes for many reasons. They invented the pacemaker, the flat screen monitor, the zipper. And they know a lot about meatballs.Sweden's latest claim to fame now comes in the waste management arena. Less than 1% of the country's...

In an important development for microgrids, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) will administer certification for the Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) program.According to GBCI, PEER is the first comprehensive...

Car-sharing services have transformed the way that residents of many major cities get around by making it easy to rent vehicles for the odd trips where public transit just won’t do. And now they may transform the way that people look at clean-energy...

STAR Communities has named Seattle the nation's most sustainable city, with the highest score to date in its program that evaluates the livability and sustainability of U.S. communities.STAR – for Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating...

When crime rates skyrocket, cities may be tempted to dramatically increase police patrols or surveillance efforts. Durham, North Carolina, however, decided to fight crime with data. And the city appears to be winning the fight.The city launched...

Lighting vendors offer dozens of smart street light options that promise to save cities money as well as collect useful types of data. But how do municipal officials figure out which option is right for them?A trip to the new Danish Outdoor Lighting...

We've mentioned before that Italian energy giant Enel has long been a trail blazer in the utility space. For example, it was years ahead in deploying smart meters. And earlier this year we told you about an innovative renewable energy storage system...